Carlos Goez

Carlos Goez

Infobox Writer
name = Carlos Goez



caption = Pomander Book Shop, 1979 (Alex Finlayson)
birthdate = birth date|1939|12|13|mf=y
birthplace = Medellin, Colombia
deathdate = death date and age|1990|12|25|1939|12|13|mf=y
deathplace = New York City
occupation = Bibliophile and Classicist

Carlos Goez (1939 - 1990), an iconic figure of the upper West Side of Manhattan, was the founder of the original Pomander Book Shop, "a rather unprepossessing, Dickensian storefront" (Dennis, Pease, LaMay). The "Pomander," as it was known, was located at 252 West 95th Street, next to the Thalia, one of New York's first repertory movie theatres. Hidden down the same street was the historic architectural gem, Pomander Walk, (see List of Registered Historic Places in New York County, New York)an almost perfect early 20th century evocation of a Cotswold English village, where Goez resided for many years.

A native of the nation of Colombia and educated at Columbia University, Goez opened the Pomander Book Shop in 1975. He sold second-hand, fine, and rare volumes in impeccable condition, sponsored readings, as well as mended and cleaned old books. His standards were exacting, as was his English speech, and he did not hesitate to tell customers what they must buy or "offer trenchant commentary on politics and the passing scene" (Dunlap). His tiny store attracted a large following, counting among its patrons writers and bibliophiles such as Eric Bentley, Susan Sontag, Adrienne Rich, Robert Payne, and journalist William L. Hamilton. Somewhat to Goez's chagrin, the Pomander became a popular resource for film and theatre set dressers, who would describe their characters and settings to Goez, so that he could compile visually appropriate book collections for their sets. The tiny bookstore was a "kind of Upper West Side salon that drew literary giants, earnest scholars, and neighborhood eccentrics" (Dunlap 1990).

In 1986 Carlos Goez sold the Pomander to Suzanne O. Zavrian, who was forced to relocate the shop further uptown where it continues to thrive as an independent bookstore. Goez died in 1990.

References

*Dennis, Everette E., Edward C Pease and Craig L. LeMay. "Publishing Books". Transaction Books, Edison, New Jersey: 1997. (97) ISBN 1560009055
*Dunlap, David W. "Carlos R. Goez, 51, Bookshop Founder and Classics Expert." New York Times, 25 December 1990.
*Dunlap, David W. "COLUMN ONE: Literary Tenants." New York Times, 9 February 1989.


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